Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants and distribution of athletes who reported use/not use of supplements in the last year
| Total | Frequency % (n) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | P value | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male* | 346 | 67% (232) | 33% (114) | 0.04 |
| Female* | 181 | 58% (105) | 42% (76) | |
| Total | 527 | 64% (337) | 36% (190) | |
| Age Range | ||||
| < 15–20 years* | 111 | 30% (33) | 70% (78) | < 0.01 |
| 21–25 years | 123 | 65% (80) | 35% (43) | |
| 26–30 years* | 106 | 77% (82) | 23% (24) | |
| 31–35 years | 58 | 74% (43) | 26% (15) | |
| 36–40 years* | 62 | 79% (49) | 21% (13) | |
| > 41 years | 66 | 74% (49) | 26% (17) | |
| Sport | ||||
| Body Building* | 38 | 95% (36) | 5% (2) | < 0.01 |
| Cycling | 36 | 86% (31) | 14% (5) | |
| Athletics | 238 | 77% (184) | 23% (54) | |
| Triathlon | 75 | 77% (58) | 23% (17) | |
| Aquatics | 31 | 77% (24) | 23% (7) | |
| Weightlifting | 16 | 75% (12) | 25% (4) | |
| Football | 8 | 75% (6) | 25% (2) | |
| Volleyball | 8 | 75% (6) | 25% (2) | |
| Others | 112 | 74% (83) | 26% (29) | |
| Canoe/Kayaking | 11 | 73% (8) | 27% (3) | |
| Field Hockey | 11 | 64% (7) | 36% (4) | |
| American Football* | 68 | 57% (39) | 43% (29) | |
| Golf* | 29 | 55% (16) | 45% (13) | |
| Gymnastics* | 17 | 53% (9) | 47% (8) | |
| Basque pelota (jai alai)* | 15 | 53% (8) | 47% (7) | |
| Level of competition | ||||
| National* | 262 | 71% (262) | 29% (77) | < 0.01 |
| International* | 265 | 57% (265) | 43% (113) | |
| Professional | ||||
| Yes* | 85 | 75% (64) | 25% (21) | 0.02 |
| No* | 438 | 61% (269) | 39% (169) | |
(*)The distribution was different from the value expected at p < 0.05